Literary Genres Quiz

Conventional Literary Genres

• Poetry: Expresses imaginative awareness through careful language choices to evoke emotions. Usually employs meter and rhyme. Difficult to define due to its subjective nature.
• Drama: A narrative in prose or verse that presents a story involving dialogue, conflict, and character contrast, designed for stage performance.
• Fiction: Literature stemming from imagination rather than fact, encompassing novels, short stories, and novellas.
• Non-Fiction: Based on factual information and the author's perspective, aiming to inform or persuade. Examples include biographies and journalistic articles.

21st Century Literature Genres

• Illustrated Novel: Combines text with illustrations, creating a narrative where 50% is communicated visually. Readers interpret images for full story comprehension. Examples include The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Arrival.
• Digi-Fiction: Integrates three media formats—book, video, and website. Full understanding requires navigation, reading, and viewing. Examples are Skeleton Creek and Level 26.
• Graphic Novel: Presents narratives in a comic book format, encompassing both fiction and non-fiction. Example: Archie Comics.
• Manga: Japanese comics, comprising various genres targeting different demographics (Shonen, Shojo, Seinen, Josei, Kodomo). Known for distinct artistic and storytelling styles.
• Doodle Fiction: Features doodles, handwritten elements, and drawings instead of traditional fonts, often adding humor. Examples include The Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Timmy Failure.
• Text-Talk Novels: Stories told in formats resembling blogs, emails, or instant messaging, focusing heavily on dialogue.
• Chick Lit: Genre focused on modern womanhood with a light-hearted tone. Protagonists often reflect femininity. Examples: The Night Before Christmas by Scarlet Bailey, It Started With a Kiss by Miranda Dickinson.
• Flash Fiction: Extremely brief fictional literature without a standardized length, ranging from single words to a thousand words.
• Six-Word Flash Fiction: A concise storytelling style exemplified by Hemingway’s “For sale: baby socks, never worn.”
• Creative Non-Fiction: Uses literary techniques to create accurate narratives, differing from traditional non-fiction styles like journalism. Examples include 1000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp and Wind, Sand, and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery.
• Science Fiction: Explores imaginative themes like futuristic science, technology, space travel, and extra-terrestrial life, often examining societal impacts and possibilities.